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Reading binary data that has a different format than expected may result in unintended program behavior.
Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood |
|---|
Detectable | Repairable | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
FIO09-C | Medium | Probable |
No | No | P4 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass/ROSE |
Could flag possible violations of this rule by noting any pointer to | |||||||||
| LDRA tool suite |
| 44 S | Enhanced Enforcement |
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
| SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard | VOID FIO09-CPP. Be careful with binary data when transferring data across systems |
Bibliography
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